Scarf fastener



Dec. 1, 1953 E. s. DUNNING 2,660,731

SCARF FASTENER Filed Feb. 6, 1950 m, 11 ml Ethel sham-191mm? ATTORNEY Patented Dec. 1, 1953 Pig-TEN o FFic-E $660,731 soimr FAs'r'iiNfrit fithellshcltom Dunning;r Ste Itaul- Min-1r. Armenian. refiner is, 1950;Sfitl"Nof142'f688 amaiinsr (emeat scarves of a "type used" as head" covering" are 5 infcommon" use; I These" scarves are usually fastened in" place 'byknotting' the-scarf beneath the of tire wearer; This" knottirrg': of "the" scarfwrinkles andbunclfies up theend"of'the appearance? Fiirthermorejthe' constant knowing" and'unknottingwf the scarf 'endssoon wears the scarf out at thesepoints": It'isthe general pur pose" of thepresentinvntioirto' provide a"de'- vicewhidhwill renderunnecessary'theconstant' tying anduntyi'n'gofthescarfi v A feature of the present-invention *lies'imthe' provision of 'a' simple 'fastener'whi'ch serves to connect the endsof a? scarf for 'similan'article. This fastener is" extremelv'simpleinform; but is provided with two different compartments; eacl'r' of" which is 1 designed" to" accommodate a corresponding endof the-scarf? A's "aresult the fastehenma-y remain" attachedto one end of the scarf after it has been rernovedifrom the other 29 end thereoff I A- feature'iofthe present invent-iom-residesdn" the-{provision ofa fastener which mawrcma m attached to on'e end of ascarf: andlriay'-benmii'alrlyr: secured to"the second-' end thereof when "desired? 30 Thus the asten'er is always in"position-for use: and at the s'am'etime "thie -fastener is properly locatd sdthat it? *will "hold" the scarf 2 ends? en-f gagediwhemthescarf i'sagain fastened} In other words, once the fastener is in its properlocation'," 3 oneendof-the"scarfmay 'be dis'engaged therefrom when the scarf is tak en off. When the scarf-is "agaiHpIace'd' over the head the fastener is at the prz np'er 'Ic'icatfon taaga'ins'ecure the ends together. v

n featuretof the present invention lies:ineits simplicity and inexpensiveness. The devic'erc'omprises merely a stri of: flexible-materiah sucn as tape, leather, elastic, flexible plastic, or other suitable material. Thus the fastener may be made and produced at an extremely low price.

These and other objects and novel features of my invention will be more clearly and fully set forth in the following specification and claims.

In the drawings forming a part of my specification:

Figure 1 is a perspective view of a scarf in place showing the fastener in use for fastening the ends thereof.

Figure 2 is a perspective view of one end of the pendingaiupontthi material: used an'cl th provided: withgone-*cooperable fastener .portti'o 2;, Y scarf shewin" -'themanher which the fastener remains attached to the searrana even after 'the other en'd ef theiscarf has'been diserigage'i v Figure a -plan' ew of cris s "of the' fastener show-ingthe arrangement:0fpeirtsther=- upen l Figure a plarf view of' the opposite siiii of the faste er from that iliiistrated in I Fieu r 5 is a pla vievfi' ofthe fasteriefiin engaging pbsitionw I n Figure-=6 is aifedge: elevational v-few of the fastener in unfolded form. v

The faste1"1'e;=1' A is desrgfied for use seciiring theaands to: I l of a sc'a r 13? connected: searvesB: Wei-ii are lisiiaily rectaifgulai oiisq. a in shape 'so that. the ends lxll ahd l l are actlially'-" diagonally opposite corners of rectanglef The" scarve--are often fordedi diagenaliy and l aeed over the head wit-li tlie folded edge directed for watery: Thusfolded diagonal opposite cornei sl of the scarf are drawn beneath the chin knotted 01 tied tofhiild the "sc"arf in pla'c-tea I is scarf:

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lastic;-tap'e; o1 other suitabl mater i such asel'eather or flexihleplastic. T is: provided; withi square on' rounded end dedesinedi Arsecond short strip) I 4 overlies ones end? of: thestrin l 2' andis secured thereto in any suitable manner as aitran'sverseqzow of stitch ingilfi'. Thus -one end ofi the strip ishouble and therportion v of thesstripr I24? secure'd tothe strip I 2 risi sp aced substantially fromi-the free outer ends of: thestr ips l li ar'i'dal li Snapi fasteners are provided' for: holdin'gthe strip l2 in properly folded relation. Two sushi fasteners =are==employede 1 One snapr fastenerr 'is thereon; The prejectfiigep'ortiom 0f =th aste element lfliifacesroutwardiyfiaway front-the strips- I4 and I2. The second cooperable portion of the snap fastener is indicated by the numeral [1. This fastener portion l1 forms a socket into which the projecting element of the fastener portion I 6 is engageable. Obviously the location of the two fastener portions may be reversed if desired.

A second snap fastener is provided with one portion I9 thereof secured to the strip l2 between the point of attachment I5 with the strip I4 and the adjacent free end of the strip [2. The fastener I9 is arranged with its projected portion directed outwardly from the strips l2 and 14 in 3 a direction opposite to the direction in which the projection I6 extends.

The cooperable portion of the snap fastener element is indicated at 20 and is secured to the strip I2 near the opposite free end of this strip. This socket portion 20 is arranged with the socket directed in the same direction as the socket I'I. Thus while the cooperable fastener portions I6 and I9 are oppositely directed, the fastener portions I1 and 20 are directed in the same direction.

The fastener A is fastened in the manner best illustrated in Figures 2 and 5 of the drawings. One end I0 of the scarf A is engaged between the strip I2 and the strip I4 when the fastener portions I6 and I I are engaged. In other words, the strip I2 is held adjacent the end ID of the scarf and the strip I I is wrapped around the scarf end I0 so that the fastener portions I6 and Il may be snapped together. Thi section anchors the fastener to the scarf end II].

The fastener is now in the position illustrated in Figure 2 of the drawings. In order to complete the scarf fastening operation the end II of the scarf is engaged between the ends I2 of the strip, or in other words, the strip I2 is merely wrapped about the end II of the scarf so that the end 2I of the strip which is overlying the strip I4 extends about the scarf end. The snap fastener portions I9 and 20 may then be engaged to hold the fastener encircling both ends of the scarf.

It will be noted that the fastener A may be disengaged from the scarf end II by merely disengaging the snap fastener portions I9 and 20 while leaving the snap fastener portions I6 and I1 snapped together. When thus arranged the fastener A remains attached to the scarf end I0 so that it is in proper location to again engage the scarf end II when the scarf is again placed over the head.

The fastener illustrated is shown as having rounded ends. This form of construction i particularly adaptable for use with fasteners made of plastic, leather, or other suitable material. If desired the fastener may be made with binding at its ends which bind the strip and provide a finished appearance thereto. Such a structure is particularly useful when the fastener is made of tape or elastic of any type. The fastener may be made in various colors in various combinations of colors so as to fit the color scheme of the scarf or of other articles of clothing being worn. Similarly the outer surface of the fastener may be decorated by means of a broach or pin, or

other suitable decoration. The fastener is shown in its simplest form for the purpose of illustration.

In accordance with the patent statutes, I have described the principles of construction and operation of my scarf fastener, and while I have endeavored to set forth the best embodiment thereof, I desire to have it understood that ob- 50 Number 4 vious changes may be made within the scope of the following claims without departing from the spirit of my invention.

I claim:

1. A scarf fastener including an elongated strip of flat flexible material, a second strip of flexible material secured to the first strip intermediate the ends thereof to overlieone of the ends of the first strip, separable fastener portions on both of the overlying strip ends, said fastener portions being directed in opposite directions, and cooperable fastener portions in longitudinally spaced relation on the first mentioned strip and spaced from said separable fastener portions, said cooperable portions being directed in the same direction.

2. The structure described in claim 1 in which the cooperable fastener portion for the fastener portion on the second strip i located near the center of the first strip and the other two fastener portions on the first strip are arranged near 0pposite ends of said strip.

3. A scarf fastener comprising an elongated strip of flexible material having a second strip secured thereto intermediate the ends thereof to provide parallel contacting strip ends, two pairs of cooperable separable fasteners secured to said strips, one of said pairs of fasteners having one cooperable part on said second strip directed away from the first strip and the other pair of said cooperable separable fasteners having one cooperable portion thereof on the other of said contacting strip ends and directed away from the,

second strip, and the remaining portions of said cooperable separable fasteners being longitudinally spaced on the first mentioned strip near the opposite end thereof.

4. The structure described inclaim 3 in which the remaining cooperable portions of the separa-.

ble fasteners are both directed in a similar direction. 7

5. A scarf fastener comprising an elongated strip of flexible material folded with its ends in overlapping relation, a separable fastener connected to said strip for fastening th strip ends in overlapping relation, a second strip of-shorter length than the first strip secured to the inner surface of the first strip at a point intermediate the ends thereof and nearer one end than the other, and a separable fastener connecting the free end of said second strip to the inner surface of the first strip at a point spaced from the point of attachment between said strips toward the end of said first strip which is farther from said point of attachment.

ETHEL SHELTON DUNNING.

References Cited in the file of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS Name Date 800,050 Ayres Sept. 19, 1905 1,510,388 Darling Sept. 30, 1924 2,247,835 Gassert et al July 1, 1941 

